The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) North Central Region provides interstate and state highway construction updates for the following counties in north central Wisconsin: Adams, Green Lake, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara and Wood counties.

Construction schedules may fluctuate pending weather conditions and crew availability.

 

Forest County

Highway: US 8
Location: WIS 55 to Otter Creek Road
Schedule: April 14 to Oct. 31, 2025
Project description: The project will include:

• Milling the existing pavement and resurfacing it with new asphalt areas along US 8 within the project limits except for the section between Fire Keeper and Bug Lake roads.
• Removing the climbing lane from Grandview Avenue to High View Drive and improving storm water drainage in the area.
• Reconfiguring the lanes between Wildwood and Grandview avenues.
• Making profile and horizontal adjustments on US 8 between Fire Keeper and Bug Lake roads.
• Grading slopes and removing cable guard throughout the corridor at existing cable guard locations.
• Replacing several culvert pipes.

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install erosion control and landscaping throughout the projects
• Install the railing
• Install signs and rumble strip
• Place shoulder material

Traffic impacts:

• Traffic will encounter shoulder closures and flaggers at various times throughout the project limits listed above through Nov. 4.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us8forest/

 

Green Lake County

Highway: WIS 44
Location: Grand River Bridge to Fond du Lac County
Schedule: Sept. 8 to Oct. 27, 2025
Project description: Crews will resurface the existing asphalt on WIS 44. Additional improvements will include replacing curb ramps in Markesan, paving full width shoulders between County H and East Little Green Road, guardrail replacement, and curb and gutter repair.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install pavement markings

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists will encounter single-lane closures with flaggers.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis44greenlake/

 

Iron County

Highway: WIS 122
Location: WIS 77 to South County B
Schedule: July 14 to October 2025
Project description: Crews will replace culverts, pulverize the old roadway and overlay with new asphalt, and replace the structure at Alder Creek with a bridge.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install shoulder material and restoration for roadway approaches to bridge over Alder Creek
• Pave at Alder Creek bridge
• Install guardrail and signs
• Finish remaining pavement markings

Traffic impacts: WIS 122 will be detoured using US 2, US 51 and WIS 77.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis122iron/

 

Highway: US 51
Location: Iron Street to US 2
Schedule: July 17 to October 2025
Project description: Crews will replace curb and gutter, pave the highway, update curb ramps and place new pavement markings.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install landscaping and pavement markings
• Repair and stain retaining wall
• Adjust manhole covers

Traffic impacts: Lanes will be reduced to 12 feet. Motorists will encounter flaggers.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us51iron-us2/

 

Highway: US 2
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan Border Bridge
Schedule: July 28 to Oct. 29, 2025
Project description: The project will overlay the deck on the US 2 bridge on the Wisconsin/Michigan border in Iron County. The approach slabs and guardrail on the Michigan side of the river will be replaced. Construction will begin at the US 2 and US 51 round about to east of the Montreal River.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install guardrail
• Pave the asphalt
• Install pavement markings
• Install protective surface treatment
• Begin restoration

Traffic impacts:

• US 2 eastbound – Inside lane and shoulder closure; one eastbound lane open to traffic
• US 2 westbound – Inside lane and shoulder closure; one westbound lane open to traffic

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us2bridge/

 

Langlade County

Highway: US 45
Location: Clinic Street to Otter Lake Lane, Elcho
Schedule: May 5 to Nov. 15, 2025
Project description: Crews will:

• Replace the asphalt pavement and supporting gravel base
• Replace deteriorated curb and gutter
• Extend new curb and gutter along the west side of US 45 at south limits to Clinic Street and along east side US 45 at northern limits across from Bluebird Alley
• Replace the storm sewer system
• Upgrade curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards
• Assess street lighting through the corridor
• Install new sidewalk on east side of US 45 from Clinic Street to Cole Street
• Maintain 12-foot travel lanes and 10-foot shoulders from Cole Street to County K
• Install 12-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders from Clinic Street to Cole Street and County K to Bluebird Alley

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install new road structure
• Begin installing curb and gutter on the east side of the road

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists can expect to see drums. Traffic is one lane in each direction using traffic signals.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us45langlade/

 

Marathon County

Highway: WIS 29
Location: Purple Martin Lane to Little Rib River
Schedule: June 2 to Oct. 31, 2025
Project description: Crews will mill and overlay the road, repave the WIS 107, County O and 72nd Street ramps and replace of guardrail as needed.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Apply the high friction surface treatment on the passing lane in the eastbound direction on WIS 29 as weather conditions permit.
• Install the delineators on the ramps. They will also be removing the silt fence and inlet protection that are no longer necessary.
• Work on the pavement markings on WIS 29 in both directions around the other various work operations.
• Construct an asphalt flume off the northwest corner of the Big Rib River structure on WIS 29 westbound.

Traffic impacts:

• The driving lane is closed in both the eastbound and westbound directions on WIS 29 from Purple Martin Lane to the Little Rib River.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29ribriver/

Highway: WIS 29
Location: Clark County Line to County E South
Schedule: June 9 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: Crews will patch deteriorated areas of concrete pavement along the westbound lanes, replace the westbound off ramp at Silver Maple Lane with concrete pavement, replace the asphalt shoulders, update the guardrail within the project limits and update the curb ramps along WIS 13 at the westbound WIS 29 ramps.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Finish concrete paving on WIS 29 westbound ramp
• Pave asphalt shoulders and side road intersections on WIS 29 westbound
• Start route and seal on WIS 29 westbound
• Begin placing base aggregate shoulders on WIS 29 westbound

Traffic impacts:

• WIS 29 eastbound lane closure from WIS 13 to County E South to Nov. 7
• WIS 29 westbound lane closure from County E South to WIS 13 to Nov. 7
• WIS 29 westbound off ramp closure to Spruce Street from July 15 to Nov. 7

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29mararthon/

 

Highway: WIS 29
Location: WIS 97 and WIS 107 bridges
Schedule: Sept. 2 to Oct. 24, 2025
Project description: Crews will replace the polymer overlays, perform concrete surface repairs on bridge decks and replace guardrail.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Grade the slopes at each quad on the WIS 107 structure and install the new guard rail.
• Install pavement marking on WIS 97 and WIS 107.
• Final sweep of polymer overlay on WIS 97 and WIS 107

Traffic impacts:

• The outside lane on WIS 107 over WIS 29 will be closed to traffic in both the northbound and southbound directions. The inside lane in both directions will be open to traffic with an 11-foot width restriction.
• WIS 97 is open to traffic in both directions.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29bridges/

 

Price County

Highway: WIS 102
Location: Taylor County Line to WIS 86
Schedule: Sept. 2 to Oct. 24, 2025
Project description: Crews will replace the asphalt pavement and perform culvert repairs

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Complete finishing items

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists will encounter single lane closures with flaggers.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis102price/

 

Shawano County

Highway: WIS 29 westbound
Location: Wolf River Bridge
Schedule: Aug. 11 to Oct. 30, 2025
Project description: Crews will address needed structure approach grading, install a heavy rip rap berm and regrade slopes at the west abutment to the Wolf River, improve drainage, and conduct concrete pavement repairs and replacements.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Complete finishing items

Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts anticipated

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29shawano/

 

Vilas County

Highway: WIS 17
Location: Culvert Replacement, US 45 to Phelps
Schedule: Aug. 11 to Oct. 30, 2025
Project description: Crews will replace culverts and reconstruct the section of roadway above the culvert.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Continue paving asphalt over culvert replacements
• Continue restoration around replaced culverts
• Install shoulder material and pavement markings

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists may encounter shoulder closures
• Motorists may encounter single lane closures with traffic signals.
• Motorists may encounter single lane closures with flaggers
• Motorists may encounter flaggers at the WIS 17 and US 45 intersection

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis17vilas/

 

Waupaca County

Highway: WIS 54
Location: Portage Co Line to Foxfire Drive
Schedule: Aug. 11 to Oct. 31, 2025
Project description: Crews will install left and right turn lanes on WIS 54 at the County Q intersection, resurface the highway and install pedestrian curb ramps at Foxfire Drive.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Complete finishing items

Traffic impacts:

• Not traffic impacts anticipated.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis54waupaca/